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'Fair and reasonable' data-handling test would be critical shift for Australian privacy, top official says

By Saloni Sinha ( February 15, 2024, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- A proposal that all information be handled in a way that's “fair and reasonable” would bring a real, critical shift in the way Australian privacy law works if it were included in the upcoming revamp of the Privacy Act, a top official has said. Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk said a proposal to include the test for handling information, which the government is continuing to consult on, would signal to companies that the processing of personal information should see individual rights as central.A proposal that all information be handled in a way that's “fair and reasonable” would bring a real, critical shift in the way Australian privacy law works if it were included in the upcoming revamp of the Privacy Act, a top official has said....

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